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Bystander Hit By Shot And Killed
Special to The Observer.
KANNAPOLIS, July 8 -- Dan Furr, 31, was accidentally killed by the gun of Joe Chambers yesterday afternoon, in a shooting which occurred at Cline's filling station on the Concord road. Chambers had become involved in an argument with W. E. Joyner, which ended when Chambers pulled a gun and shot at Joyner. However, the bullet missed Joyner and hit Furr, who died soon after in the Concord hospital. A hearing for Chambers scheduled for this afternoon was postponed at Chambers’ request and probably will be held Thursday. Funeral services for Furr were held at Fair View, 3 p. m. today. Relatives of the deceased are his wife, the former Miss Lona Linker, two children, Guy and Dorothy; his mother, Mrs. Sarah Barnhardt, brother, Robert Furr of Mt. Pleasant; half-brother, Charlie Barnhardt of Concord; and half-sister, Mrs. Nannie Love of Kannapolis.
The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, July 9, 1935

SHOOTS AT ONE MAN AND SLAYS ANOTHER
Concord, July 8 — Dan Furr, 31, was accidentally killed by the gun of Joe Chambers yesterday afternoon, in a shooting which occurred at Cline's filling station on the Kannapolis road. Chambers had become involved in an argument with W. E. Joyner, which grew fast and furious and climaxed with Chambers pulling a gun and shooting at Joyner. However, the bullet missed Joyner hitting Furr who died soon after in the Concord Hospital. Surviving Furr are his wife, the former Miss Lona Linker; two children, Guy and Dorothy; his mother, Mr. Sarah Barnhardt; a brother, Robert Furr, Mt. Pleasant; a half-brother, Charlie Barnhardt, Concord; and a half-sister, Mrs. Nannie Love of Kannapolis.
The News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, July 9, 1935

Postpone Probe In Cabarrus Killing
Concord, July 9. — The hearing into the fatal shooting of Dan Furr, young white man of Kannapolis, which was scheduled to have been held yesterday evening at 2 o'clock in the Towel city has been postponed until later in the week. Authorities state that the hearing will probably be held Thursday and that Joe Chambers, Jr., the defendant, will plead self-defense. According to witnesses Chambers shot at W. E. Joyner, the bullet striking Furr about the middle of the chest, death occurring a short while later in the Concord hospital. Joyner and Chambers had been quarrelling. Furr is survived by his wife, the former Miss Lona Linker; one daughter and one son, Guy and Dorothy; his mother, Mrs. Sara Barnhardt; one brother, Robert Furr, of Mt. Pleasant: a half-brother, Charles Barnhardt, of this city, and a half-sister, Mrs. Nannie Love, of Kannapolis. Last rites were conducted for Furr, who was 21 years of age, at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon at Fairview Methodist church, in the county and interment followed in the church cemetery.
The Charlotte News, Charlotte, North Carolina, July 9, 1935

FURR’S SLAYER GETS 18 YEARS
Joe Chambers of Kannapolis Pleads Guilty to ‘Mistake’ Slaying July 7. CONCORD, Aug. 21. — Joe Chambers, young Kannapolis man, pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Cabarrus superior court this afternoon for the July slaying of Dan Furr, and was sentenced by Judge J. H. Clement to serve from 18 to 20 years in State's prison. Solicitor Charles Coggin had stated the State would seek a first degree verdict, when counsel for Chambers entered his plea of guilty. This was accepted. Furr, 31, also a resident of Kannapolis, was fatally wounded July 7 in a filling station near here when Chambers allegedly fired at W. E. Joyner, with whom he had engaged in an argument. Taking the stand today, Chambers said he fired only to scare Joyner and did not intend to kill either him or Furr.
The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, August 22, 1935